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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

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Air New Zealand. Separately, Universal Hydrogen announced a strategic agreement with Air New Zealand as part of the airline’s expanding Mission Next Gen Aircraft program. Air New Zealand named Universal Hydrogen to its long-term partner program as it seeks to find sustainable solutions for its fleet.

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Hiringa Energy and HYZON Motors to deploy fuel-cell-powered heavy trucks in New Zealand in 2021

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The heavy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will be tailored to meet the demanding and unique requirements of the New Zealand heavy freight and road transport sector; it is expected that the vehicles will enter service in New Zealand from the start of 2021. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

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As more people choose to own Electric Vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand, it’s important for drivers to understand how and where to access reliable, efficient, EV-specific repair and maintenance services. In fact, New Zealand Has established its own EV training and certification program, the ‘ EV Engineering Certification Programme (EVECP).

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Air New Zealand and Airbus to look into potential for hydrogen-powered aircraft in shorter domestic flights

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Air New Zealand and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on a joint research project to better understand the opportunities and challenges of flying zero-emission hydrogen aircraft in New Zealand. —Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran. —Captain Morgan. Earlier post.).

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BRUSA and STARD to develop and market electric powertrain components for motorsport; new STARDxBRUSA brand

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A current range of STARDxBRUSA E-motors, inverters and DC-DC converters supplied by STARD is already available to customers and in use at projects such as Hayden Paddon’s Hyundai New Zealand EV Rallycar and ERX Team Ferratum’s Ford Fiesta ERX. STARDxBRUSA electric motors.

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Alexander Dennis adds in-house integrated electric buses; new small bus and double-decker

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Internationally, the new platform will be tailored to the requirements of cities, transport authorities and bus companies in each territory, in line with Alexander Dennis’s philosophy of providing the optimal solution for every market demand.

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New Zealand LM Energy Applies for Underground Coal Gasification Prospecting Permit

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As part of its long term strategy to secure substantial energy resources in New Zealand L&M Energy Limited (LME) has lodged an application for an underground coal gasification (UCG) prospecting permit over a 2.112 sq km area containing in excess of 2 billion tonnes of Waikato coal measures. Click to enlarge.